“I acquired to do some actually extraordinary experiences which might be actually uncommon,” the Disney alum tells TooFab. “And I would not commerce that for the world.”
Lizzie McGuire star Jake Thomas began performing as a toddler, earlier than he acquired his large break as a younger teen within the Disney sequence, with followers watching the star develop up earlier than their eyes.
And whereas many former youngster stars have recalled damaging and even traumatic experiences from their time on set from a younger age, Thomas’ expertise could not have been any extra totally different — actually, he described rising up on display screen as “incredible.”
Thomas starred as Matt McGuire on the sequence, which ran on Disney Channel from 2001 till 2004, together with the 2003 movie. Just a few years after Lizzie McGuire ended, Thomas returned to the Disney Channel and starred within the That is So Raven spinoff, Cory within the Home.
In an interview with TooFab, the actor mirrored on his time as a toddler star, expressing his gratitude that he had a “nice expertise.”
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“I undoubtedly acknowledge that there have been youngster actors who’ve had tough conditions, whether or not that is via simply, , the value of fame in a means, or household dynamics,” Thomas defined. “I am very lucky in that, , all of my expertise rising up, , performing and being on the Disney Channel and all the pieces, all my experiences have been incredible. I do not suppose I ever needed to undergo any of the sort of powerful conditions or rising pains or something like that. So I really feel very lucky in that.”
“I’ve a number of associates that, , have additionally had actually nice experiences with it,” he continued. “And I believe it is unlucky that a number of the tales which might be unlucky get probably the most consideration typically.”
The Disney alum famous that he believes there’s a “public preconceived notion that that’s what youngster performing is.”
“I had a special expertise with it. I by no means did not get pleasure from it, I’d say,” he informed TooFab. “It was all the time only a nice expertise for me.”
And whereas he acknowledges that he “undoubtedly missed out” on “typical” milestones, corresponding to going to promenade, he was in a position to have “uncommon” experiences that common youngsters didn’t.
“I do acknowledge that, , I acquired to do some actually extraordinary experiences which might be actually uncommon,” Thomas stated. “And I would not commerce that for the world. So I am actually appreciative of all the pieces that I acquired to expertise as a toddler actor.”
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Just a few years in the past, Thomas briefly reunited with a number of of his Lizzie McGuire co-stars — together with Hilary Duff, Hallie Todd, and Robert Carradine — after they have been set to reprise their roles within the Disney+ revival sequence, with Thomas even filming two episodes, earlier than the reboot was in the end axed. (See what he needed to say in regards to the canceled revival right here.)
And though the revival sequence did not work out, Thomas stated he is nonetheless in contact with a number of members of his Disney Channel household.
When requested if he stays in touch with any of his former co-stars, he informed TooFab, “Every now and then, , the Disney Channel household … we by no means disintegrate, I really feel like.”
“Hilary, each on occasion, I am going to see her on the Farmer’s Market,” he stated of his on-screen sister. “Bobby Carradine and Hallie Todd, who performed my dad and mom, I imply, they’ve all the time mainly simply been like an aunt and uncle to me. So that they’ll test in with me sometimes, which is nice.”
“Jason Dolley, we have been on Cory within the Home collectively. He is been only a tremendous shut pal of mine ever since that point, too,” he continued. “He lives down the road, so we’ll see one another sometimes. I imply, we see one another each on occasion, the entire Disney household, and that is all the time a really good factor.”
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In the meantime, Thomas has lately stepped right into a realm of leisure: video video games, particularly efficiency seize. (Sure, similar to within the Avatar movie franchise.) Thomas has been voicing the character Marco Silva within the action-adventure online game, MindsEye, a mission he has secretly been engaged on for years. The sport was launched earlier this month.
“I imply the entire mission was actually actually satisfying to do,” Thomas informed TooFab, “as a result of it is so far separated from conventional performing that I’ve accomplished prior to now as a result of, , if you’re on this quantity, there is no digicam crew, there is no hair and make-up, there is no wardrobe, there is no lights … it is actually laid again, actually. It’s extremely harking back to being in a stage play, however with out an viewers. So it is even a step down from that. It is a stage play rehearsal.”
He continued, “It is actually satisfying to sort of simply be there with the opposite actors and there is no stress and actually sort of play, a number of creativeness has to enter it too since you’re having to, , faux that, ‘Oh yeah, all these robots are over there’ and … ‘explosions are taking place!'”
“I believe that complete side of it was actually, actually thrilling, and I’d like to do extra efficiency seize sooner or later,” Thomas shared. “I believe it actually opens up a number of doorways for me as an actor as a result of I really feel like, , I haven’t got to simply play me. I imply, on this mission I am scanned in as me, however you’ll be able to play an alien … the sky is the restrict, which is nice.”
See extra from Thomas’ interview within the full video, above, and purchase MindsEye right here!
